Roussel v. Hutton

638 So.2d 1305 (1994)

Hunter L. ROUSSEL, Jr.

v.

Melvin B. HUTTON, Morris Gray and Mississippi Power & Light Company.

No. 89-CA-1095.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 23, 1994.

Jimmie D. Marshall, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael P. Younger, Chapman & Younger, Brandon, Richard D. Gamblin, Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, C.J., and PITTMAN and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.

JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., Justice, for the Court:

I

INTRODUCTION

In 1975, Hunter Roussel, Jr. bought 12 3/4 acres of land in Rankin County from Morris Gray, and there built a home. In 1978, Gray sold Melvin…